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1940

10/49

First African American Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Zoology

Philadelphia PA

Roger Arliner Young was a pioneering American zoologist, marine biologist, and educator, born with a relentless passion for biology and a determination to break barriers for African American women in the sciences.

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Johns Hopkins University
2800 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

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